TALKING POINTS

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STATE OF THE UNION — Education watchers noted that President Trump’s first official State of the Union speech on Tuesday was almost devoid of any reference to school choice. In fact, it was lighter on education than any since 1989, according to a review by Education Week. The lack of emphasis didn’t surprise Patrick McGuinn, a professor of political science and education at Drew University in New Jersey. “The administration doesn’t really have a proactive agenda,” he said. “Most of what they seem to be doing is undoing what Obama did. And they seem content with that.” (Read at Politics K-12)

National News

STUDENT DEBT — Early Word on a Contract May Have Helped Investors Cash In (Read at Bloomberg)

“Omission is a very powerful thing. The omission of one’s own history and culture creates the sense that it does not matter, that it’s not that important and therefore you’re not that important.”— Juan Carmona, social studies teacher and South Texas College instructor, on a push to expand access to Mexican-American studies courses in Texas high schools.(Read at Texas Public Radio)